"You... are just an ordinary person?" Sylvie struggled to wrap her head around it.
The mastermind behind the TVA, its creator, the controller of time... someone like that was actually an ordinary person?
That ordinary person stood before them now, looking completely unguarded.
Two Lokis and an ordinary person, sharing an elevator.
"An ordinary person of flesh and blood." The One Who Remains rubbed his nose. "Don't tell me you're disappointed."
Sylvie and Loki exchanged a glance. "No. It'll just be easier to kill you this way!"
Whoosh!
Sylvie's full-force strike with her dagger sliced through nothing but air!
The One Who Remains flickered and instantly vanished from his spot, appearing on the elevator seat with a teasing smile on his face.
The mockery on his face made Sylvie's anger surge, and she swung her weapon again!
But just like before, The One Who Remains vanished from where he stood and instantly appeared behind her. He even praised the force of her strike, saying it had left a deep mark on the sofa.
One slash, then another... The One Who Remains evaded every one of Sylvie's attacks, as if he had seen through all her movements. She even felt that he was dodging before she struck.
Finally, The One Who Remains disappeared from the elevator entirely. Sylvie and Loki searched all around the elevator for him, but found nothing.
And just then, the elevator arrived.
Ding—
The elevator doors opened, revealing that punchable bastard standing outside, that uncomfortable smile still hanging on his face.
"Come in."
This was The One Who Remains' office. An ancient, heavy wooden desk stood in the center of the room, surrounded by countless books. The fireplace blazed brightly.
Beside the fireplace stood a strange blackboard covered in incomprehensible mathematical formulas. Next to it was a